S.Amdt. 1611

SA 1611. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 14,
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT FAILS TO
EXTEND THE SOLVENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND
MEDICARE BY MAKING THE WEALTHY CONTRIBUTE A
FAIRER SHARE.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any revenue, Social Security, or Medicare bill,
joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the
Houses, or conference report that fails to extend the
solvency of Social Security and Medicare by making the
wealthy contribute a fairer share of taxes.
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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